Toronto Maple Leafs at Phoenix Coyotes

Saturday, December 20, 1997, 10:30 PM ET America West Arena, Phoenix Regular Season Final

Final score

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Phoenix Coyotes 3–2 on Saturday, December 20, 1997 on the road.

Final score, Toronto Maple Leafs at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	Goals	1997-1998 record
Toronto Maple Leafs	3	30-43-9
at Phoenix Coyotes	2	35-35-12

Goals by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	1	2	0	3
Phoenix Coyotes	1	0	1	2

Shots on goal by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	10	11	7	28
Phoenix Coyotes	6	7	14	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Toronto Maple Leafs at Phoenix Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:18	Phoenix Coyotes	Gerald Diduck (2)	Cliff Ronning (15), Rick Tocchet (10)	Even strength	TOR 0, PHX 1
1st	07:56	Toronto Maple Leafs	Wendel Clark (7)	Alyn McCauley (6), Jason Smith (6)	Even strength	TOR 1, PHX 1
2nd	10:16	Toronto Maple Leafs	Darby Hendrickson (5)	Kris King (1), Tie Domi (1)	Even strength	TOR 2, PHX 1
2nd	16:21	Toronto Maple Leafs	Wendel Clark (8)	Mathieu Schneider (14), Mike Johnson (17)	Even strength	TOR 3, PHX 1
3rd	16:23	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Gartner (7)	Keith Tkachuk (15), Cliff Ronning (16)	Power play	TOR 3, PHX 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 D. King	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		12:07
Number 11 S. Sullivan	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	38.5%	13:04
Number 12 K. King	L	0	1	1	+1	5	1	0	1		12:09
Number 13 M. Sundin	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	59.4%	20:46
Number 14 D. Hendrickson	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	70.6%	14:31
Number 17 W. Clark	L	2	0	2	+2	0	6	0	0		12:12
Number 18 A. McCauley	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	33.3%	12:40
Number 19 F. Modin	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		07:52
Number 20 M. Johnson	R	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0		21:34
Number 22 I. Korolev	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	100%	18:36
Number 28 T. Domi	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0		12:06
Number 94 S. Berezin	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		14:02
Number 2 R. Zettler	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		12:03
Number 25 J. Smith	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1		22:06
Number 34 J. Macoun	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0		21:34
Number 36 D. Yushkevich	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0		26:30
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		12:22
Number 72 M. Schneider	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1		25:27

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 F. Potvin	27	25	2	.926	60:00	Win

Phoenix Coyotes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 K. Tkachuk	L	0	1	1	-1	2	1	1	0	0	42.9%	17:52
Number 14 M. Stapleton	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	08:38
Number 15 C. Janney	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	27.3%	17:20
Number 16 B. Isbister	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		11:15
Number 21 R. Corkum	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	52%	15:57
Number 22 M. Gartner	R	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0	1		17:37
Number 32 J. Lemieux	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		07:58
Number 33 J. McKenzie	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		10:28
Number 36 J. Ylonen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		13:24
Number 77 C. Ronning	C	0	2	2	+1	2	4	1	0	0		20:36
Number 92 R. Tocchet	R	0	1	1	0	4	3	0	0	0		19:19
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	52.6%	23:12
Number 4 G. Diduck	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		18:42
Number 6 J. More	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0		18:36
Number 10 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0	0		19:44
Number 24 M. Petit	D	0	0	0	-2	7	0	1	0	0		18:21
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2	0		23:01
Number 48 S. Gagnon	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0		10:04

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	28	25	3	.893	59:25	Loss

Penalties, Toronto Maple Leafs at Phoenix Coyotes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	14:13	Phoenix Coyotes	Michel Petit	Fighting (major)	5
1st	14:13	Toronto Maple Leafs	Kris King	Fighting (major)	5
1st	18:09	Toronto Maple Leafs	Rob Zettler	Holding	2
1st	19:56	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Tkachuk	Slashing	2
2nd	02:54	Toronto Maple Leafs	Felix Potvin	Delaying game	2
2nd	12:51	Toronto Maple Leafs	Steve Sullivan	Slashing	2
2nd	14:15	Phoenix Coyotes	Rick Tocchet	High sticking	2
2nd	16:58	Toronto Maple Leafs	Derek King	Holding	2
2nd	18:25	Phoenix Coyotes	Michel Petit	Tripping	2
3rd	01:13	Phoenix Coyotes	Rick Tocchet	Cross checking	2
3rd	16:07	Toronto Maple Leafs	Jamie Macoun	Delaying game	2
3rd	19:20	Phoenix Coyotes	Cliff Ronning	Hooking	2

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Mike Murphy
Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Jim Schoenfeld
Referees: Dennis LaRue
Linesmen: Wayne Bonney, Jay Sharrers
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Jamie Baker, Glenn Healy, Craig Wolanin, Mike Kennedy, Martin Prochazka, Todd Warriner, Brandon Convery, David Cooper, Kevyn Adams, Per Gustafsson, Jeff Ware, Danny Markov
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Murray Baron, Jim Johnson, Norm MacIver, Darrin Shannon, Jeffrey Christian, Dallas Drake, Scott Levins, John Slaney, Brad Tiley, Deron Quint, Chad Kilger, Shane Doan, Jason Doig, Daniel Brière

Every Toronto Maple Leafs and Phoenix Coyotes game in the 1997-1998 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Nov 8, 1997
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Nov 22, 1997
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Dec 20, 1997
Phoenix Coyotes 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Jan 31, 1998
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Mar 24, 1998

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 20, 1997
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Dec 20, 1997
New York Rangers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 20, 1997
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Calgary Flames, Sat, Dec 20, 1997
New York Islanders 4 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 20, 1997
Washington Capitals 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Dec 20, 1997
Ottawa Senators 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 20, 1997
Dallas Stars 2 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Dec 20, 1997
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 20, 1997
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at Vancouver Canucks 0	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Dec 20, 1997